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'''Quaithe''', also known as '''Quaithe of the Shadow''', is a priestess of [[Asshai]]. Laura Pradelska plays Quaithe in the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]]. She is a [[shadowbinder]].
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'''Quaithe''', also known as '''Quaithe of the Shadow''', is a [[shadowbinder]] from [[Asshai]].{{ref|ADWD|Appendix}} She is portrayed by [[w:Laura Pradelska|Laura Pradelska]] in the [[Game of Thrones|TV series]].
  
 
==Appearance==
 
==Appearance==
She is a woman who wears a lacquered wooden mask.{{Ref|aCoK|12}} Her mask is colored red. {{Ref|aCoK|27}} A vision of Daenerys depicts it as "dark red". {{ref|aDwD|11}} Her eyes are visible behind the mask, wet and shiny. {{Ref|aCoK|40}}
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:''See also: [[:Category:Images of Quaithe|Images of Quaithe]]''
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Quaithe is a woman who wears a red lacquered wooden mask.{{Ref|aCoK|12}}{{Ref|aCoK|27}} A vision of [[Daenerys Targaryen]] depicts it as dark red.{{ref|aDwD|11}} Quaithe's eyes are visible behind the mask, wet and shiny.{{Ref|aCoK|40}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
 
===''A Clash of Kings''===
Quaithe is one of the three representatives from [[Qarth]] who return to [[Vaes Tolorro]] with [[Jhogo]] in search of [[dragon]]s. The other two being [[Xaro Xhoan Daxos]] and [[Pyat Pree]]. {{Ref|aCoK|12}} Quaithe introduces herself, speaking in the [[Common Tongue]]. {{Ref|aCoK|12}} The "three seekers" escort [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her [[khalasar]] to Qarth. Then take their leave and part ways. Quaithe is the last of them to depart. Xaro and Pyat had offered Daenerys promises. In contrast, Quaithe offers only a warning. To beware "of all" (everybody). Warning that people would come day and night to see the newborn dragons ([[Drogon]], [[Rhaegal]], [[Viserion]]). And that these spectators would lust for the dragons. Lusting to own the dragons and the power connected to them. {{Ref|aCoK|27}}
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[[File:Quaithe.jpg|Quaithe by Sir-Heartsalot|left|thumb|200px]]
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Quaithe is one of the three representatives from [[Qarth]] who return to [[Vaes Tolorro]] with [[Jhogo]] in search of [[dragon]]s, the other two being [[Xaro Xhoan Daxos]] and [[Pyat Pree]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}} Quaithe introduces herself, speaking in the [[Common Tongue]].{{Ref|aCoK|12}}  
  
When Quaithe leaves , Daenerys and [[Jorah Mormont]] briefly converse about their mysterious acquaintance. Jorah confirms the truth in Quaithe's words. But still dislikes and distrusts the woman. Daenerys admits that she can not understand Quaithe. She privately ponders the contrast between Xaro, Pyat and Quaithe. The two men having showered the Targaryen with promises and declarations of loyalty. While the woman offered only "the rare cryptic word". Daenerys also finds the hidden face of Quaithe to be disturbing. She fears treachery and recalls her interaction with [[Mirri Maz Duur]]. {{Ref|aCoK|27}}
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The "three seekers" escort [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and her ''[[khalasar]]'' to Qarth, then take their leave and part ways. Quaithe is the last of them to depart. While Xaro and Pyat offer Daenerys promises, Quaithe offers only a warning - to beware "of all", warning that people would come day and night to see the newborn dragons ([[Drogon]], [[Rhaegal]], [[Viserion]]), and that these spectators would lust to own the dragons and the power connected to them.{{Ref|aCoK|27}}
  
Daenerys and Jhogo watch the street performance of a firemage. Jhogo commends on the "fine trick" of the performer. Quaithe speaks in the Common Tongue again, asserting that this was not a trick. Daenerys had previously failed to notice the presence of Quaithe among the crowd. Neither Daenerys, nor Jhogo seem to have sensed her approach. {{Ref|aCoK|40}} Quaithe explains that the powers of the firemage have grown over a short time period. She claims that Daenerys herself is the cause behind this growth. While speaking, Quaithe steps closer to the Targaryen and lays two fingers on Daenerys' wrist. Jhogo takes offense that a "spawn of shadows" is touching his charge.  He uses the handle of his whip to brush the offending fingers away. Forcing Quaithe to take a step backward. {{Ref|aCoK|40}}
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Later, Quaithe urges Daenerys to leave Qarth as soon as possible, warning that if Daenerys lingers she will not be permitted to leave the city at all. Daenerys notices that her wrist tingles, an effect of Quaithe's touch. When she asks for a clarification on this warning, Quaithe gives a cryptic answer:
  
Quaithe urges Daenerys to leave Qarth as soon as possible. Warning that if Daenerys lingers, she (Daenerys) will not be permitted to leave the city at all. Daenerys mentally notes that her wrist tingled, an effect of Quaithe's touch. When Daenerys asks for a clarification on this warning, Quaithe gives a cryptic answer:{{Ref|aCoK|40}}
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{{Quote|To go north, you must journey south, to reach the west you must go east. To go forward you must go back and to touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow.{{Ref|aCoK|40}}}}
 
 
{{Quote|''To go north, you must journey south, to reach the west you must go east. To go forward you must go back and to touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow.'' {{Ref|aCoK|40}} }}
 
 
 
Daenerys takes the word "shadow" to be a reference to the [[Shadow Lands]] and, by implication, [[Asshai]]. Concluding that Quaithe wants her to head towards Asshai. She starts questioning the mysterious woman about the purpose of such a journey. Asking whether the Asshai'i (people of Asshai) would offer her an army, gold, or ships. She further asks could be available for her in Asshai and not in Qarth can not. Quaithe offers a laconic answer: "Truth". She bows and fades back into the crowd. {{Ref|aCoK|40}} [[Rakharo]], previously silent, snorts in contempt of Quaithe. Warning Daenerys against placing trust "in the spawn of shadows", who dare not show their face beneath the sun. [[Aggo]] agrees with his assessment of Quaithe. Xaro has a cryptic comment of his own, that the Asshai'i hoard "truths". But such truths would be unlikely to make Daenerys smile. {{Ref|aCoK|40}}
 
Back in her chambers, Daenerys narrates this encounter to Jorah. He agrees with the notion of departing Qarth, but is against visiting Asshai. He suggests, however, that they should head towards the east. {{Ref|aCoK|40}}
 
  
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
 
===''A Storm of Swords''===
While aboard the ship [[Balerion (ship)|Balerion]], Daenerys contemplates various potential enemies and their motives. Among them is Quaithe, the "strange woman" in the red lacquer mask. Daenerys can not determine whether the woman is an enemy or "a dangerous friend". {{Ref|aSoS|8}}
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[[File:Quaithe1.jpg|Quaithe by Paul Phillips©|thumb|250px]]
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While aboard the ship ''[[Balerion (ship)|Balerion]]'', Daenerys contemplates various potential enemies and their motives. Among them is Quaithe, the strange woman in the red lacquer mask. Daenerys cannot determine whether the woman is an enemy or a dangerous friend.{{Ref|aSoS|8}}
  
Balerion has found port in the vicinity of [[Astapor]]. Daenerys sleeps in her cabin and dreams of the [[Battle of the Trident]]. She wakes suddenly, feeling that someone else is in the cabin with her. She calls for [[Irri]] and [[Jhiqui]]. Both handmaidens fail to respond, though they sleep nearby. Daenerys listens to them breathing. She can not see the intruder in the darkness. She suspects it could be Jorah and calls out for him. A female voice replies that they all sleep, even the dragons. Daenerys recognizes the voice as Quaithe's. The Targaryen thinks that the voice came from a position very close to her own. Realizing that Quaithe must be standing over her. She peers again into the darkness. She gets the impression of seeing a shadow, the faintest outline of a shape. {{Ref|aSoS|27}}
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In [[Astapor]], while sleeping on the ship ''Balerion'', Daenerys awakens to find that a woman is in her bedroom with her, although she appears only as a faint shadow. The figure repeats the warning about passing beneath the shadow, and Daenerys realizes that it is Quaithe. She then jumps out of bed and opens the door, but there is no sign of Quaithe, and Daenerys dismisses the appearance as a dream.{{Ref|aSoS|27}}
 
 
Daenerys asks for Quaithe to state her purpose. Quaithe replies: "Remember". Then repeats her cryptic answer to a previous question of Daenerys (see above). Daenerys springs from the bed and throws open the door. The light of a nearby lantern enters the cabin. There is no sign of Quaithe in the room. Daenerys' own movements wake up Irri, Jhiqui, and Viserion. They were all present in the cabin but none of them seems to have seen or heard Quaithe. Daenerys assures Jhiqui that she just had a dream. Then asks everyone to go back to sleep. She herself is unable to sleep for the rest of the night. {{Ref|aSoS|27}}
 
  
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
 
===''A Dance with Dragons''===
  
In the [[the Great Pyramid]] of [[Meereen]], Daenerys is unable to sleep. She leaves her private chambers and heads for the terrace garden. She decides to take a bath in the terrace pool. Her eyes stay closed for a while as she floats. A soft rustle alerts her. She initially assumes one of her handmaidens has entered the terrace. She calls out for [[Missandei]], Irri, and Jhiqui. Then listens to the voice of Quaithe reply. The mysterious woman asserts that they all sleep. {{ref|aDwD|11}} Daenerys sees Quaithe standing under the persimmon tree, clad in a hooded robe. A robe long enough to touch the grass at her feet. {{ref|aDwD|11}}
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In the [[the Great Pyramid]] of [[Meereen]], Daenerys has a vision of Quaithe. She asks if this is a dream and states that she had a previous dream of Quaithe while aboard the ''Balerion''. Quaithe replies that neither experience was a dream. Daenerys wonders how an intruder could get past her guards. Quaithe replies that she [[glass candle|came another way]], and that the guards never saw her. Daenerys threatens to call out for the guards, who will kill the intruder. Quaithe replies that the guards will swear that she is not there. Daenerys picks up on the implication. She asks directly whether Quaithe is here, to which Quaithe replies, "No."{{ref|aDwD|11}}
 
 
Daenerys asks if this is a dream. Stating that she had a previous dream of Quaithe while aboard Balerion. Quaithe states that neither experience was a dream. Daenerys wonders how could the intruder get past her guards. Quaithe replies that she came another way, and that the guards never saw her. Daenerys threatens to call out for the guards, who will kill the intruder. Quaithe replies that the guards will swear that she is not here. Daenerys picks up an implication in this reply. She asks directly whether Quaithe is here. To which Quaithe replies: "No". {{ref|aDwD|11}}
 
  
 
Quaithe proceeds to deliver another cryptic warning{{ref|aDwD|11}}:
 
Quaithe proceeds to deliver another cryptic warning{{ref|aDwD|11}}:
  
{{Quote|''"The [[A Feast for Crows-Prologue|glass candles are burning]]. Soon comes the [[bloody flux|pale mare]], and after her [[Others|the others]]. [[Victarion Greyjoy|Kraken]] and [[Moqorro|dark flame]], [[Tyrion Lannister|lion]] and [[Jon Connington|griffin]], [[Quentyn Martell|the sun's son]] and the [[Aegon Targaryen|mummer's dragon]]. Trust none of them. Remember the [[House of the Undying|Undying]]. Beware the [[perfumed seneschal]]. {{ref|aDwD|11}}''}}
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{{Quote|The [[A Feast for Crows-Prologue|glass candles are burning]]. Soon comes the [[bloody flux|pale mare]], and after her the others. [[Victarion Greyjoy|Kraken]] and [[Moqorro|dark flame]], [[Tyrion Lannister|lion]] and [[Jon Connington|griffin]], [[Quentyn Martell|the sun's son]] and the [[Varys|mummer's]] [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|dragon]]. Trust none of them. Remember the [[House of the Undying|Undying]]. Beware the [[perfumed seneschal]].{{ref|aDwD|11}}}}
 
 
Daenerys immediately assumes that the seneschal mentioned is [[Reznak mo Reznak]] and asks for clarification on the reasons to fear him. She asks Quaithe to speak plainly,and then questions her motivations. Quaithe replies that she only wants to show Daenerys the way. Daenerys notes the moonlight shining in Quaithe's eyes. She claims to remember the way and quotes Quaithe's instructions about passing beneath the shadow. She then claims to be growing sick of riddles. She attempts to use her royal status to command Quaithe. She never finishes her sentence. Quaithe interrupts the young queen and urges her to remember who she is. Daenerys takes this as a reference to being the "blood of the dragon" and the "child of three". She starts quoting the promises (actually prophesies) of the Undying. But she is then interrupted by Missandei. {{ref|aDwD|11}}
 
  
Missandei stands at the door separating the royal bedchamber from the terrace garden, holding a lantern. She asks Daenerys who is she talking to. Daenerys glances back to the persimmon tree. Realizing that Quaithe has disappeared. She claims to have been praying. Privately she identifies the vision of Quaithe as "a shadow", "a memory", and "no one" at all. She wonders if this is a consequence of the taint in the blood of the dragon. If she is affected by [[Targaryen madness]], going mad like her father [[Aerys II Targaryen]]. {{ref|aDwD|11}}
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Much later when Daenerys is wandering lost, starving, and alone in the [[Dothraki Sea]], she slips into a restless sleep and hears Quaithe's original instructions again. She then sees Quaithe, whose mask is made of starlight, and the stars whisper in a woman's voice:
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{{Quote|Remember who you are, Daenerys, ... The dragons know. Do you?{{ref|ADWD|71}}}}
  
Daenerys sends Missandei to fetch her breakfast, ensuring that she will be alone for a while. She uses the time to go all the way around the terrace garden of the Pyramid, searching for Quaithe. Burned trees and scorched earth mark a recent fight between Drogon and her men, but there is no visible remnant of Quaithe's presence. The only sound in the garden is that of the wind. Animal life in the garden is represented by a few pale moths. Later she found herself recalling the warning and sniffing suspiciously at Reznak. She briefly wondered whether she should have [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] arrest and interrogate the seneschal. But then reminded herself that "prophecies are treacherous". {{ref|aDwD|11}}
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==Quotes by Quaithe==
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{{Quote|They shall come day and night to see the wonder that has been born again into the world, and when they see they shall lust. For dragons are fire made flesh, and fire is power.{{Ref|aCoK|27}}}} – Quaithe, to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
  
Later, Daenerys, privately, credits Quaithe with accurately predicting the coming of the pale mare. Wondering whether she should take the warning against Reznak seriously. At the time Reznak was attempting to convince Daenerys to marry [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]] in haste. Claiming that Hizdahr could negotiate peace with the [[Wise Masters]] of [[Yunkai]]. {{ref|aDwD|30}}
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==Quotes about Quaithe==
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{{Quote|I do not understand her. {{Ref|aCoK|40}}}} – [[Daenerys Targaryen]], to Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]
  
[[Quentyn Martell]] arrives at Meereen with written evidence of a secret pact between Houses [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] and [[House Martell|Martell]], signed at [[Braavos]]. Daenerys suddenly remembers something about House Martell and asks [[Barristan Selmy]] to confirm it. Barristan states that the sigil of this House depicts "a sun in splendor, transfixed by a spear". Daenerys concludes that Quentyn is the "sun's son" in Quaithe's warning.
 
{{ref|aDwD|43}} With the identities of "the pale mare" and "the sun's son" seemingly confirmed, Daenerys privately contemplates other phrases in the warning. She recalls the "lion" but can not identify it. The young queen recalls the "dragon", though she suspects that she herself is the dragon of the warning. Then fixates on the "perfumed seneschal" again. Frustrated, Daenerys speaks loudly about her opinion of these cryptic phrases {{ref|aDwD|43}}:
 
  
{{Quote|''"Shadows and whispers. Dreams and prophecies. Why must they always be in riddles? {{ref|aDwD|43}}''}}
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{{Quote|Was she an enemy too, or only a dangerous friend?  Dany could not say.{{Ref|asos|8}}}} - Thoughts of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
  
As Meereen and Yunkai conclude a tentative truce, the so-called "Hizdahr's peace", Selmy points out that the enemy forces grow weaker due to the "pale mare". The infection has spread to the forces of [[Tolos]] and the third legion of [[New Ghis]]. Once again, Daenerys contemplates the warning of Quaithe. While the "pale mare" and the "sun's son" have been identified, she feels there was more to this warning. But she has yet to make sense of the other "riddles". {{ref|aDwD|50}}
 
  
Much later, when Dany is wandering lost, starving  and alone in the [[Dothraki Sea]] she slips into a restless sleep and hears Quaithe's original instruction again. Then she sees Quaithe, whose mask is made of starlight, and the stars whisper in a woman's voice:
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{{Quote|Khaleesi, better a man should swallow scorpions than trust in the spawn of shadows, who dare not show their face beneath the sun. It is known.{{Ref|aCoK|40}}}} – [[Rakharo]], to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
{{Quote|Remember who you are, Daenerys, ... The [[dragons]] know. Do you?{{ref|ADWD|71}}}}
 
  
 
==References and Notes==
 
==References and Notes==
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Revision as of 19:50, 7 June 2017

Quaithe
Quaithe Amok.jpg
by Amok ©

Alias Quaithe of the Shadow
Culture Asshai'i
Books

Played by Laura Pradelska
TV series Season 2

Quaithe, also known as Quaithe of the Shadow, is a shadowbinder from Asshai.[1] She is portrayed by Laura Pradelska in the TV series.

Appearance

See also: Images of Quaithe

Quaithe is a woman who wears a red lacquered wooden mask.[2][3] A vision of Daenerys Targaryen depicts it as dark red.[4] Quaithe's eyes are visible behind the mask, wet and shiny.[5]

Recent Events

A Clash of Kings

Quaithe by Sir-Heartsalot

Quaithe is one of the three representatives from Qarth who return to Vaes Tolorro with Jhogo in search of dragons, the other two being Xaro Xhoan Daxos and Pyat Pree.[2] Quaithe introduces herself, speaking in the Common Tongue.[2]

The "three seekers" escort Daenerys Targaryen and her khalasar to Qarth, then take their leave and part ways. Quaithe is the last of them to depart. While Xaro and Pyat offer Daenerys promises, Quaithe offers only a warning - to beware "of all", warning that people would come day and night to see the newborn dragons (Drogon, Rhaegal, Viserion), and that these spectators would lust to own the dragons and the power connected to them.[3]

Later, Quaithe urges Daenerys to leave Qarth as soon as possible, warning that if Daenerys lingers she will not be permitted to leave the city at all. Daenerys notices that her wrist tingles, an effect of Quaithe's touch. When she asks for a clarification on this warning, Quaithe gives a cryptic answer:

To go north, you must journey south, to reach the west you must go east. To go forward you must go back and to touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow.[5]

A Storm of Swords

Quaithe by Paul Phillips©

While aboard the ship Balerion, Daenerys contemplates various potential enemies and their motives. Among them is Quaithe, the strange woman in the red lacquer mask. Daenerys cannot determine whether the woman is an enemy or a dangerous friend.[6]

In Astapor, while sleeping on the ship Balerion, Daenerys awakens to find that a woman is in her bedroom with her, although she appears only as a faint shadow. The figure repeats the warning about passing beneath the shadow, and Daenerys realizes that it is Quaithe. She then jumps out of bed and opens the door, but there is no sign of Quaithe, and Daenerys dismisses the appearance as a dream.[7]

A Dance with Dragons

In the the Great Pyramid of Meereen, Daenerys has a vision of Quaithe. She asks if this is a dream and states that she had a previous dream of Quaithe while aboard the Balerion. Quaithe replies that neither experience was a dream. Daenerys wonders how an intruder could get past her guards. Quaithe replies that she came another way, and that the guards never saw her. Daenerys threatens to call out for the guards, who will kill the intruder. Quaithe replies that the guards will swear that she is not there. Daenerys picks up on the implication. She asks directly whether Quaithe is here, to which Quaithe replies, "No."[4]

Quaithe proceeds to deliver another cryptic warning[4]:

The glass candles are burning. Soon comes the pale mare, and after her the others. Kraken and dark flame, lion and griffin, the sun's son and the mummer's dragon. Trust none of them. Remember the Undying. Beware the perfumed seneschal.[4]

Much later when Daenerys is wandering lost, starving, and alone in the Dothraki Sea, she slips into a restless sleep and hears Quaithe's original instructions again. She then sees Quaithe, whose mask is made of starlight, and the stars whisper in a woman's voice:

Remember who you are, Daenerys, ... The dragons know. Do you?[8]

Quotes by Quaithe

They shall come day and night to see the wonder that has been born again into the world, and when they see they shall lust. For dragons are fire made flesh, and fire is power.[3]

– Quaithe, to Daenerys Targaryen

Quotes about Quaithe

I do not understand her. [5]

Daenerys Targaryen, to Ser Jorah Mormont


Was she an enemy too, or only a dangerous friend? Dany could not say.[6]

- Thoughts of Daenerys Targaryen


Khaleesi, better a man should swallow scorpions than trust in the spawn of shadows, who dare not show their face beneath the sun. It is known.[5]

Rakharo, to Daenerys Targaryen

References and Notes